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2018-07-12 · 48 points · 58 comments · 49 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

  1. 5

    The Lord of the Rings

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    5 here · 114 all-time · #18 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.9 out of 5, 14,620 ratings on Amazon
  2. 5Bhagavad Gita

    Bhagavad Gita

    C Radhakrishnan

    5 here · 33 all-time · #168 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 63 ratings on Amazon
  3. 4

    Dune

    Frank Herbert

    4 here · 250 all-time · #3 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 104,032 ratings on Amazon
  4. 2

    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    Robert Pirsig

    2 here · 193 all-time · #5 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 13,921 ratings on Amazon
  5. 2

    Cryptonomicon

    Neal Stephenson

    2 here · 106 all-time · #23 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 8,425 ratings on Amazon
  6. 2

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    Douglas Adams

    2 here · 101 all-time · #28 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 30,738 ratings on Amazon
  7. 2

    The Hobbit

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    2 here · 53 all-time · #75 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 82,135 ratings on Amazon
  8. 2The Belgariad

    The Belgariad

    David Eddings

    2 here · 10 all-time · #691 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 8,438 ratings on Amazon
  9. 2Chronicles of Amber

    Chronicles of Amber

    Roger Zelazny

    2 here · 9 all-time · #734 overall

  10. 1

    Gödel, Escher, Bach

    Douglas Hofstadter

    1 here · 347 all-time · #1 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 2,713 ratings on Amazon
  11. 1

    Sapiens

    Yuval Noah Harari

    1 here · 197 all-time · #4 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 133,705 ratings on Amazon
  12. 1

    Meditations

    Marcus Aurelius

    1 here · 165 all-time · #10 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 21,552 ratings on Amazon
  13. 1

    The Mythical Man-Month

    Frederick Brooks Jr.

    1 here · 137 all-time · #13 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,811 ratings on Amazon
  14. 1

    Snow Crash

    Neal Stephenson

    1 here · 119 all-time · #16 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 20,720 ratings on Amazon
  15. 1

    Neuromancer

    William Gibson

    1 here · 117 all-time · #17 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 20,213 ratings on Amazon
  16. 1

    Code Complete

    Steve McConnell

    1 here · 108 all-time · #22 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,353 ratings on Amazon
  17. 1

    1984

    George Orwell

    1 here · 94 all-time · #34 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 126,118 ratings on Amazon
  18. 1

    Anathem

    Neal Stephenson

    1 here · 83 all-time · #40 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 5,275 ratings on Amazon
  19. 1

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    Alexandre Dumas

    1 here · 70 all-time · #50 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 12,487 ratings on Amazon
  20. 1

    Masters of Doom

    David Kushner

    1 here · 69 all-time · #53 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 3,851 ratings on Amazon
  21. 1

    Brave New World

    Aldous Huxley

    1 here · 67 all-time · #55 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 48,055 ratings on Amazon
  22. 1

    Tao Te Ching

    Lao Tzu

    1 here · 53 all-time · #76 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 1,771 ratings on Amazon
  23. 1

    Discworld

    Terry Pratchett

    1 here · 50 all-time · #87 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 28,137 ratings on Amazon
  24. 1

    The Wheel of Time

    Robert Jordan

    1 here · 43 all-time · #109 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 45,874 ratings on Amazon
  25. 1The Cuckoo's Egg

    The Cuckoo's Egg

    Clifford Stoll

    1 here · 39 all-time · #124 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 3,286 ratings on Amazon
  26. 1

    On Intelligence

    Jeff Hawkins

    1 here · 36 all-time · #138 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 893 ratings on Amazon
  27. 1

    The Left Hand of Darkness

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    1 here · 36 all-time · #140 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 15,332 ratings on Amazon
  28. 1

    Don Quixote

    Miguel de Cervantes

    1 here · 33 all-time · #161 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 3,758 ratings on Amazon
  29. 1

    A Game of Thrones

    George R.R. Martin

    1 here · 22 all-time · #274 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 83,380 ratings on Amazon
  30. 1

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee

    1 here · 21 all-time · #296 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 149,155 ratings on Amazon
  31. 1Dark Tower Series

    Dark Tower Series

    Stephen King

    1 here · 18 all-time · #343 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 34,581 ratings on Amazon
  32. 1Malazan Book of the Fallen

    Malazan Book of the Fallen

    Steven Erikson

    1 here · 18 all-time · #344 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 16,649 ratings on Amazon
  33. 1The 4 Hour Work Week

    The 4 Hour Work Week

    Timothy Ferriss

    1 here · 18 all-time · #361 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 529 ratings on Amazon
  34. 1On the Road

    On the Road

    Jack Kerouac

    1 here · 13 all-time · #483 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 12,129 ratings on Amazon
  35. 1A Wizard of Earthsea

    A Wizard of Earthsea

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    1 here · 11 all-time · #567 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 16,402 ratings on Amazon
  36. 1The Richest Man in Babylon

    The Richest Man in Babylon

    George S. Clason

    1 here · 11 all-time · #582 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 13,219 ratings on Amazon
  37. 1Fear

    Fear

    Thich Nhat Hanh

    1 here · 10 all-time · #667 overall

  38. 1A Clockwork Orange

    A Clockwork Orange

    Anthony Burgess

    1 here · 8 all-time · #788 overall

  39. 1The Lord of the Flies

    The Lord of the Flies

    William Golding

    1 here · 7 all-time · #913 overall

  40. 1Travels

    Travels

    Michael Crichton

    1 here · 7 all-time · #992 overall

  41. 1Cyteen

    Cyteen

    C. J. Cherryh

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1168 overall

  42. 1The Farseer Trilogy

    The Farseer Trilogy

    Robin Hobb

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1183 overall

  43. 1The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Stieg Larsson

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1309 overall

  44. 1The Book of Disquiet

    The Book of Disquiet

    Fernando Pessoa

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1687 overall

  45. 1High-Rise

    High-Rise

    J.G. Ballard

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1896 overall

  46. 1Only Forward

    Only Forward

    Michael Marshall Smith

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2005 overall

  47. 1Concrete Island

    Concrete Island

    J. G. Ballard

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2032 overall

  48. 1The Greatest Salesman in the World

    The Greatest Salesman in the World

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2167 overall

  49. 1Magician

    Magician

    Raymond E. Feist

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2235 overall